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Blogs 11/24/09
Elliot Felsenthal
- About a week ago the Tigers played Kansas in a big game that many were watching on ESPN. Two years ago Kansas sent the national championship into overtime with a buzzer beater 3 pointer. It was only the second time the Tigers have made it to the national championship game. Derek Rose was the Tigers main player that year. The night before he had supposedly eaten too much candy and did not play to his full potential. Chris Douglas Roberts also had been in the entire game so by the end he had no energy left to hold them off.
- Parkour is a very fast growing sport. It consists of making regular obstacles such as stairs or walls and turning them into a workout. The advanced versions can be things such as back flips and barrel rolls. For the most part people do it due to the extreme workout it provides. Parkour literally translates into the art of moving. It was first designed by a French athelete named David Belle. Even buildings can be incorporated into the art of this sport. Most everywhere can be used but it is mostly practiced in urban settings.
On Friday Health officials reported that the H1N1 seemed to be having a slight decrease in infection. 43 states instead of 46 are now active and contaminated. Places such as Maine and Hawaii are having a bit of an outbreak however. The flu season usually is not until December but with the swine flu it started in early April. There were 21 deaths in children from the swine flu in the past week. The vaccine has been becoming more available in these last few months. 54.1 million doses have been given out so far.
11/17/09 Blogs
- In Atlana there is a rugby league for wheelchair ridden people. Talbot Kennedy became a quadriplegic on his last day of high school. Rugby helped Talbot come to terms with his injury and new life. They play tournaments across the country November through April. When he got his injury he was attempting a back flip but landed on his head. He was paralyzed from his chest down. He had a cheerleading scholarship but lost that with his injury. When he was recovering he saw a wheelchair rugby match and that is what got him hooked.
- Kids being scared of monsters and such is being studied currently. She helps her kids recognize that they are just recorded voices and not real. It has been found that this tequinque works on kids ages 7 and up but not on younger children. The girls tended to be more passive while the boys wanted to attack monsters when put in a fake situation. For example if a child believes the “boogey man” is under their bed then saying that it wants to play will be effective.
